The call is referencing Romney's veto of a 2003 bill. It came at a time that some nursing homes were considering eliminating their kosher kitchens during a period of budget cuts. Their plan was to instead bus in kosher food from other locations. The bill Romney vetoed would have given an additional $600,000 in funding to nursing homes, therefore making it possible for them to continue cooking kosher food on site.

To be fair... as much as I can't stand Newt... I've met many Holocaust survivors in my day and most of them weren't Kosher. My grandparents, who were Kosher all their lives, get Meals on Wheels now and don't care that it isn't Kosher.

sweetmelissa31:To be fair... as much as I can't stand Newt... I've met many Holocaust survivors in my day and most of them weren't Kosher. My grandparents, who were Kosher all their lives, get Meals on Wheels now and don't care that it isn't Kosher.

Are they not concerned that the Jewish God Kabbala will send them to Jewish hell?

If Newt was really serious about winning Florida he should have gone all in: claim Romney forced Holocaust survivors to be fed halal prepared meals by the kids back up North who never call, while Fidel Castro gets to watch on in amusement.

"While governor of TAXachussetts, Mitt Romney implemented Sharia law to force Holocaust survivors to be fed halal prepared meals by the kids back up North who never call, while Fidel Castro got to watch on in amusement."

Well, he baptized her at the secret temple ceremony, then had her get her 'endowements' by wearing her magic underwear and then watching the creation movie, put on funny clothing, swear allegiance to the church and god and then do a lot of secret hand shakes, give secret passwords so she could be mormon in heaven with him. (Yes. That's what they do.)

Here's the thing, though. Mitt is an adherent to a religion that has all sorts of dietary codes. Yet, he has a tin ear when it comes to the concerns of other religions.Did Mitt force-feed non-Kosher meals to observant Jews? No. But he was more concerned with saving what amounts to pocket change for him than with the needs of his elderly Jewish constituents. If a Protestant, Catholic or Jewish governor mandated doing away with, say, magic underwear to save a few bucks you can bet Mitt would be outraged. Or whatever it is that simulates outrage in his programming.

propasaurus:Here's the thing, though. Mitt is an adherent to a religion that has all sorts of dietary codes. Yet, he has a tin ear when it comes to the concerns of other religions.Did Mitt force-feed non-Kosher meals to observant Jews? No. But he was more concerned with saving what amounts to pocket change for him than with the needs of his elderly Jewish constituents. If a Protestant, Catholic or Jewish governor mandated doing away with, say, magic underwear to save a few bucks you can bet Mitt would be outraged. Or whatever it is that simulates outrage in his programming.

that would be interesting if the money had been specifically ear-marked for funding kosher food, rather than a general budget increase for state-funded retirement homes.

FTA:"Their plan was to instead bus in kosher food from other locations. The bill Romney vetoed would have given an additional $600,000 in funding to nursing homes, therefore making it possible for them to continue cooking kosher food on site."

This may sound hearltess and cruel, but the truth is, keeping such a facility up to kosher snuff is no simple matter.

In order to properly "cook kosher on site", you need a "$upervised" kitchen, and either all food served must meet kosher standards, or you need two completely separate kitchens (separate cookware, etc) and assurances that no cross "contamination" might occur.

Needless to say, kosher can be co$tly.

Better that those who demand such standards stay in facilities where they won't be bothered by those that like cheeseburgers.

Amos Quito:FTA: "Their plan was to instead bus in kosher food from other locations. The bill Romney vetoed would have given an additional $600,000 in funding to nursing homes, therefore making it possible for them to continue cooking kosher food on site."

This may sound hearltess and cruel, but the truth is, keeping such a facility up to kosher snuff is no simple matter.

In order to properly "cook kosher on site", you need a "$upervised" kitchen, and either all food served must meet kosher standards, or you need two completely separate kitchens (separate cookware, etc) and assurances that no cross "contamination" might occur.

Needless to say, kosher can be co$tly.

Better that those who demand such standards stay in facilities where they won't be bothered by those that like cheeseburgers.